( Intro )As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good old wayAnd who shall wear the starry crownGood Lord, show me the way !

( Verse 1 )I sitting alone in the dark feeling hopelessNow I slowly sleeping into the darkness I fighting for my life, It's my only abilityLord doezn't help me, Becuz I'm guiltyLiving as a sinner, God Bless me....Should I get on my kneesband my handz and start to pray?I don't think so Cuz god can't help me anywayWill I get the chance to live and see the next dayWhat should I do ?I'm just saying what I feelNow they keep on attackin' me without no reason...I couldn't just stand there And take shit and stare I did selfdefence, Lord are you there?My lord, I know that you ignoring meI ain't complety blind I can seePlez god.... Give me some diresctions once againI think my fall iz the devils planI have never everHurt an innocent man even If I canI'm not doin' it my whole lifeHave been basiced in one big gameAll I ever felt was pressure and pain

( Chorse: allison kraus & F-T-M )

O brothers let's go down,Let's go down, come on down,Come on brothers let's go down,Down in the river to pray.

As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good old wayAnd who shall wear the starry crownGood Lord, show me the way !O sisters let's go down,Let's go down, come on down,O sisters let's go down,Down in the river to pray.

As I went down in the river to prayStudying about that good old wayAnd who shall wear the robe and crownGood Lord, show me the way !

( Verse 2 )I close my eyezPicture back in the old daysIn those membories I want forever stayTell the whole world I'm guility to be in agez ey there..I can never be the greatestLord take me to another peaceful place before its to late..Here I just see the black devils face full of hateI walked the right wayThe way to heavenz stairI missed one step and failed the lord doezn't careMy whole life basiced on sinswhat can you do those days? We killing eath other all falling into the hell's cavesWe all becoming the victims of the devil's slavesI living in my own living hell the one called earthI felt nuthin' but pain ever since mah own birthOne day mah blood gone run the streets in a raceI shouldn't get born in the first placeIn worse ways some timez I wonder if I'm God'z sonOr Satan's creation I know its sounds crazy But the only reason I live is for my babyI'm fallin' to the floorBeging the lord to let me into heavenz doorCan't take it anymore if I Live to morning And see the sun plz forgive me for sinz For there I Come...